News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Thinkpad X62 by willtim on Monday September 18, 2017 @08:45AM (#15275336)
Very little travel is my definition of terrible. Without travel, there is nothing to dampen my key presses, meaning my joints and fingers would get more fatigued over time. Apple have shortened the key travel to make their machines thinner, not to give you a better typing experience.

I only care because I worry the effect the Apple RDF will have on other manufacturers. For example, I can no longer buy a mobile phone without a glued-in battery.

Re:Thinkpad X62 by jjrrmm on Monday September 18, 2017 @09:16AM (#15275574)
You basically never have to even lift your fingers, the keys stay low. No need to dampen anything.
Re:Thinkpad X62 by lukeschlather on Monday September 18, 2017 @11:03AM (#15276527)
I would love to see a double-blind RSI study where they randomly assigned different people different keyboards with different amounts of travel, etc.

I think it's fair to say that typing style can be worse than the keyboard, but I also suspect that a keyboard where you "never have to even lift your fingers" causes more RSI than one that requires more activity.

Re:Thinkpad X62 by robin_reala on Monday September 18, 2017 @11:12AM (#15276604)
Why do you suspect that?
Re:Thinkpad X62 by lukeschlather on Monday September 18, 2017 @01:17PM (#15277687)
Less activity means weaker muscles, and our muscles evolved for a wide range of movements. Reduced movement is generally less healthy in the long run, but feels easier in the short run.
Re:Thinkpad X62 by bitexploder on Monday September 18, 2017 @09:21AM (#15275622)
Agreed. It would be nice too change typing habits but it is very hard.